Capital (Annapolis) back issues from December 2006:
Vanity fair
Dec 01, 2006; ... Bathrooms have gone from cramped rooms tucked away at the end ofthe hall that merely served their purpose, to large, airy showplaces.From state-of-the-art showers and whirlpool tubs to high-endcountertops and cabinetry, the bathroom has become a haven wherehomeowners can relax and enjoy ...
Eastport: Eastport artist's cards paws-itively adorable
Dec 01, 2006; ... Call it the paws that refresh. Eastport watercolor artist Rosemary Feitas Williams hastemporarily turned away from her architectural portraiture and wall-sized murals. Now she is focussed on humorous renderings of thenewest member of her family: a frisky, 14-month-old, 73-pound ...
Blake, Rombach made winning adjustments
Dec 01, 2006; ... Individual accolades are nice, but Glen Burnie's Adriane Blakewould be the first to tell you the Gophers underachieved this year. While several teams in the county were hit hard by graduation,many thought it was time for Glen Burnie to leap over county powersBroadneck and South ...
Pasadena-based organization gets accreditation from county
Dec 01, 2006; ... After two years of waiting, the Kingson Royals Youth AthleticMinistries program received its accreditation from the Anne ArundelCounty Department of Recreation and Parks recently. "What we've demonstrated to the county is that we're consistentlyfielding teams and adding different ...
Tree Talk: Hunters are vital to health of the forest
Dec 01, 2006; ... Currently, an annual event is taking place that is very importantin the health of the forest. It's not a festival, or change in thelunar cycle. Simply put it's the start of deer season. Deer hunting is considered to be a recreational sport. One goesout into the woods or fields, ...
Don't invite poisonous plants into your home
Dec 01, 2006 ... WOODSTOCK, Va. (AP) - Esther Miller is here to warn you aboutbeing blistered by the milk of horticultural kindness - in her case,by brushing up against the creamy sap oozing from plants belonging tothe family Euphorbia. This is a varied and extensive plant group that includes ...
CALENDAR
Dec 01, 2006 ... TOMORROW'S EVENTS CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Andrew's United MethodistChurch, 4 Wallace Manor Road, Edgewater. 410-269-7671. FARMERS' MARKET, 8 a.m.-noon, at Riva Road and Harry S TrumanParkway. FRUIT PICK-UP, sponsored by the Lothian Ruritan Club, ...
When some of your holiday favorites air
Dec 01, 2006; ... Tis the channel surfing Christmas season. We deck the halls withboughs of holly, and the television networks deck their entertainmentschedules with hours of holiday jollity. Along with all the holiday encores and neat repeats, each yuletideseason brings an assortment of new ...
Sports comment: Trying times prepared Zetts for ultimate duty
Dec 01, 2006; ... Editors's Note: This is the sixth in a week-long series of columnstaking a look at where the military has taken players who competed inthe Army-Navy game four years ago. The emotions evoked by Navy football include a series of ups anddowns, excitement and disappointment, effusive ...
Walking for a cause
Dec 01, 2006; ... Twenty years ago, if you had asked Andy Mandell what he would bedoing this week, he would have never imagined he'd be walking downRitchie Highway. With walking stick in hand, his gray ponytail bouncing alongbehind him, the 61-year-old Floridian appeared nonchalant as heheaded ...
Letters to the Editor
Dec 01, 2006 ... Islam A letter talked about Islam being a peaceful religion thatencourages friendship (The Capital, Nov. 21). If the writer wouldlike the truth about Islam, she should buy Brigitte Gabriel's book"Because They Hate." Brigitte is an author and journalist. She was born in ...
LOCAL DIGEST
Dec 01, 2006 ... Deale residents to view development SOUTH COUNTY - Deale area residents will get a chance to look atthe latest plans for the old Elks Club property on Owings Beach Roadat a meeting Wednesday at the South County Library. Developer Charles Snyder will hold a required meeting to ...
Mids' Tomlinson eats up role as unselfish receiver
Dec 01, 2006; ... Editors's Note: This is the sixth in a week-long series of storiesprofiling Navy seniors who will compete in Saturday's Army-Navy game. Navy senior wide receiver Jason Tomlinson has a big heart, a bigappetite and comes from the great big state of Texas. He has alsobecome a big ...
Millersville: Dance company presents classic 'Nutcracker'
Dec 01, 2006; ... Megan Bast of Millersville is making her stage debut, but she'salready acting like a seasoned star. "She's not afraid at all," her mother, Mary Bast, marvels. "Shejust goes right out there and does it." Though it's her first show,Megan landed three roles and handles them with ...
Around Crownsville: What's cool for Yule? Around Crownsville, it's the great greens
Dec 01, 2006; ... Our Crownsville Christmas tree lots have sprung up over the pastweek, so the big question of the season is: "What's cool for Yule?" Delia Edelman and Peter Lally of Crownsville Garden Center haveanswers in great, green supply. The lot, until recently filled withfall flowers and ...
Military Update: 'Retro pay' so far reaches 31,000, averages $1,500
Dec 01, 2006; ... Two months into a year-long review of pay records and disabilitycompensation histories for 140,000 military retirees have produced atotal of $45 million in back pay to 31,000 disabled retirees, sayofficials in charge. The lump-sum payments average out to about $1,500 apiece ....
Maxwell urges moving Arundel kids to Meade
Dec 01, 2006; ... The county school superintendent wants to move more than 300Arundel High students next year, setting the stage for a battle overa sweeping redistricting plan around Fort George G. Meade. In his long-awaited redistricting recommendation releasedyesterday, Superintendent Kevin M ....
Rainey, Palasik lead St. John's at tourney
Dec 01, 2006 ... The St. John's 12-14 CYO basketball team won two of three games inthe St. Mark's Thanksgiving Tournament. In a 42-35 loss to St. Mark's, Colin Rainey led St. John's with 15points. Eric Palasik, Wade Korvin, and Joe DiPaola also scored. In a 43-31 victory over St. William of ...
GARDENING Q&A
Dec 01, 2006; ... We need to move an ill-positioned Japanese maple. We want to put ahydrangea where the Japanese maple now grows. It is about 4 feet talland has been in the ground two years. Is it too late to transplantthe maple? It definitely is not too late. Leaves have just dropped and theplant ...
'Poor man's silver' adds sparkle to your holiday decor
Dec 01, 2006; ... Its silvery shimmer is reminiscent of Grandma's candlesticks andChristmas decorations. Its style statement also is very right-now. Mercury glass returns to store shelves most often in the fall-darkened days of a waning year, just in time to add sparkle to homedecor. You'll ...
On Gardening: From New York to Texas, the Bald Cypress can't be beat
Dec 01, 2006; ... California is home to two of the most beautiful trees in theworld, the redwood and the giant sequoia. If you have ever seen them,you were probably like me and just stood there in awe. More than likely you returned home wishing you could grow suchspectacular trees. I recently saw a ...
Keeping an eye out for 'Antiques of the Future'
Dec 01, 2006; ... PHILADELPHIA - What do a tea kettle, a toilet brush, and a trashcan have in common? If they're award-winning designs by MichaelGraves, Philippe Starck and Karim Rashid, they're antiques of thefuture, says a new book with that title by Philadelphia design mavenLisa Roberts. A ...
Our view: In Army-Navy game, records matter less than emotion
Dec 01, 2006 ... In a football game tomorrow afternoon, an 8-3 team that hasclinched a bowl appearance will confront a 3-8 team. The 8-3 team has won matchups with this particular rival fourconsecutive times, by a total score of 176-54. The oddsmakers havemade it a nearly three-touchdown favorite ...
South River grad ready for call to duty
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ralph Wicklund was sitting in his office at the Naval Academy onSept. 1 when he received a surprise and urgent phone call. It was Connor Wicklund, calling to inform his father that he wouldbe making his first career start for the Army football team atArkansas State the next ...
St. John's shares in $18M grant
Dec 01, 2006 ... St. John's College this week received $4.5 million from the HodsonTrust, the bulk of it to be used to fund fellowships for schoolteachers in the college's Graduate Institute, the school announcedyesterday. St. John's was one of four Maryland colleges to receive the HodsonTrust ...
NATIONAL DIGEST
Dec 01, 2006 ... Pelosi taps Texan for intelligence chair WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has chosen aBorder-Patrol-agent-turned-congressman to lead the House IntelligenceCommittee, according to congressional aides. Democratic leaders are contacting congressional and ...
Vet ordered to lower flags
Dec 01, 2006; ... Leo Bessenhoffer has left his mark on the Millersville Roadoverpass for the last time. Mr. Bessenhoffer, 73, spent the past few months installing aseries of American flags along the overpass so drivers could see themas they pass below on Interstate 97. He wanted to put 50 there, ...
LITTLE BULLDOG
Dec 01, 2006; ... Flashy back sets tone for Southern success Southern High School's Derrell Brown has never been the biggestguy on the football field. The three-year varsity player, nicknamed"Lil Scrappy" by his teammates, has never let his height hold himback. "I've been small all my life so ...
Jail superintendent ends 24-year stint
Dec 01, 2006; ... It's not hard to get Richard Baker talking about accomplishmentsduring his nearly 24 years heading the county jails. But every sentence seems to start with "We" or "They," not "I," ashe passes praise to his top administrators, who run the two jails, orthe hundreds of officers who ...
NFL roundup: Redskins' Duckett rested, ready
Dec 01, 2006; ... ASHBURN, Va. - After hearing all the trade rumors during trainingcamp, T.J. Duckett was relieved when the Atlanta Falcons finallydealt him to the Washington Redskins. Little did he know that life with the Redskins would turn intoanother long state of uncertainty. "It's ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2006 ... Daniel Bounelis Daniel Nicholas Bounelis, 83, of Birmingham, Ala., and previouslyof Clearwater Beach, Fla., died Nov. 20 in Birmingham. Born Aug. 25, 1923, in Annapolis, Mr. Bounelis graduated from theUniversity of Georgia and served in the Army for two years duringWorld War ...
Bengals put halt to Ravens' plans of clinching early
Dec 01, 2006 ... CINCINNATI (AP) - Best two out of three, anyone? The defending AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals and theupstart Baltimore Ravens have played twice this season. Both times,the visiting team won. Both times, the game was decided by sixpoints. See a pattern? The ...
Deputy takes over detention job
Dec 01, 2006 ... Robin Harting doesn't plan major changes as she takes overleadership of the county jails. That's not a surprise, considering she's worked for retiringsuperintendent Richard Baker for more than 23 years, starting justmonths after he was hired in 1983. She plans to "fine tune ...
Army talent base impresses Navy
Dec 01, 2006; ... Army may have regressed this season in terms of record, but Navyhead coach Paul Johnson thinks the archrival service academy has madeprogress on the talent front. "I think they're becoming more athletic and run better. That's agood start," Johnson said. "They are beginning to ...
Draft citizenship test questions unveiled
Dec 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Alicia Bowers, a Panamanian immigrant, caneasily recall that George Washington was the first U.S. president.She knows the three branches of government are legislative, executiveand judicial. But Ms. Bowers, who took a course to study for the ...
Corrections
Dec 01, 2006 ... A story about the City Council meeting on Page B1 of Tuesday'seditions of The Capital incorrectly reported the group seekingexpansion in the midst of the Eastport gateway. The Annapolis YachtClub is looking to expand. The location and time of the Queen Anne's Chorale concert ...
C. Michigan comes up big in MAC final
Dec 01, 2006 ... DETROIT (AP) - Football coaches always talk about winning gameswith big plays. The Mid-American Conference championship game was a perfectexample. Central Michigan had eight plays of 20-plus yards, held Ohio tozero and walked away with a 31-10 victory last night for its ...
College roundup
Dec 01, 2006 ... NAVY MEN'S SWIMMING: Kevin Mukri won two events and set a meetrecord in the 200-yard backstroke to lead the Midshipmen to a 196-104 victory over Army in the annual Star Meet at Crandall Pool. TheMids upped their mark to 10-0 on the year in dual-meet action, whilethe Black Knights dropped ...
Severn girls win opener
Dec 01, 2006 ... Severn's girls basketball team opened its season with a 42-39victory over Mount de Sales yesterday. The Admirals, who have won two of the last three IAAM B Conferencechampionships, built a 29-21 halftime edge and held off the Sailors. Senior forward led the way for Severn with ...
ARUNDEL DIGEST
Dec 01, 2006 ... 'Ravens' robber hits north county bank GLEN BURNIE - A man robbed an M&T bank yesterday morning, countypolice said. The man walked into the bank at 561 E. Ordnance Road about 9:50a.m. and passed a teller a note written on an envelope. The notedemanded money. Police ...
Baltimore holds off vote on smoking
Dec 01, 2006 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Fearing that Mayor Martin O'Malley would kill ameasure to ban smoking in Baltimore, the bill's chief sponsor intendsto postpone a final City Council vote until after Mr. O'Malleybecomes governor on Jan. 17. Councilman Robert W. Curran thinks the bill will have a ...
College Basketball Scores
Dec 01, 2006 ... MEN EAST Fordham 70, Manhattan 66 Hartford 64, Long Island U. 49 Monmouth, N.J. 67, Rider 66 Villanova 72, Stony Brook 44 SOUTH Auburn 81, Louisiana-Monroe 60 Belmont 87, North Florida 32 Centenary 69, Ark.-Little Rock ...
Baseball: O's finalize relievers' contracts
Dec 01, 2006 ... BALTIMORE (AP) - Chad Bradford was eager for a quick agreement,and the Baltimore Orioles complied. "This was such a good fit that the choice was easy," Bradford saidThursday after finalizing a $10.5 million, three-year contract. The 32-year-old right-hander was 4-2 with a 2.90 ...
Caps ride Kolzig to victory
Dec 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Olaf Kolzig erased a pesky zero from hiscareer stat sheet. Kolzig made 35 saves and withstood a third-period rally to finallydefeat the only NHL franchise he had never beaten when the WashingtonCapitals edged the Dallas Stars 4-3 last night. "I think ...
Future submarines could hit 115 mph
Dec 01, 2006; ... Think of the Chesapeake Bay as the Indianapolis Brickyard forsubmarines. Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is conducting initial researchat its facility near Annapolis to develop submarines capable of doing100 knots - 115 miles per hour - underwater for 10 minutes at ...
POLICE BEAT
Dec 01, 2006 ... north county Cash seized County police seized almost $5,000 in suspected drug money Tuesdayfrom a house in Brooklyn Park, a spokesman said. After a one-month investigation, detectives searched 5205 6th St.and found the money, plastic baggies and a digital scale covered ...
NBA: Bryant scores 52 in rout
Dec 01, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant's blazing again. Hitting shots from all over the floor, Bryant scored 52 pointslast night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 132-102 rout of theUtah Jazz - owners of the NBA's best record. Bryant, looking back in form after having arthroscopic ...
REGIONAL DIGEST
Dec 01, 2006 ... Deputy died of heart attack ABINGDON - The 28-year-old deputy who became the first member ofthe Harford County sheriff's office to die in the line of duty inmore than 100 years when his police cruiser ran off the road,suffered a fatal heart attack just before the accident, the ...
College Basketball: Five-game skid prompts coach to quit
Dec 01, 2006 ... MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketballcoach at Minnesota yesterday, one day after the Gophers' fifthstraight defeat left them with their longest losing streak in morethan 40 years. Assistant coach Jim Molinari will take over as interim head coach. The ...
Modern design explored for Main St. spot
Dec 01, 2006; ... One year after a fire destroyed three Main Street businesses,local architects are looking to replace the building at 122 Main St.with a modern steel-and-glass architectural design. The city Historic Preservation Commission met with architects fromCatherine Purple Cherry Architects ...
Make Wal-Mart pay more on health, state urges
Dec 01, 2006 ... RICHMOND. (AP) - Attorneys for Maryland asked a federal appealscourt yesterday to allow the state to enact a law that would requireWal-Mart Stores Inc. to spend more on employee health care or pay atax to defray Medicaid costs. Passed by the state legislature last year, the ...
Construction activity plummets in October
Dec 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Construction activity in October plungedby the largest amount since the recession in 2001 as home buildingfell for a record seventh consecutive month. The Commerce Department reported that building activity dropped 1percent to a seasonally adjusted annual ...
Four-car crash closes Bay Bridge for two hours
Dec 01, 2006; ... Early morning commuters were trapped on the Eastern Shore todaywhen a four-car wreck on the Bay Bridge closed the westbound span fortwo hours, police and county fire officials said. The crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. when a car withtransmission problems stopped in the slow ...
THEATER
Dec 01, 2006 ... City BAY THEATRE COMPANY, 275 West St., Lower Plaza Level, Annapolis."A Man of No Importance" through Jan. 13. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridaysand Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. No performance on Dec. 24. Specialclosing-day matinee 3 p.m. Jan. 13. $17-$22. 410-268-1333. COLONIAL ...
MUSIC LISTINGS
Dec 01, 2006 ... City ANNAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL, 2700 Riva Road, Annapolis. Benefit dance byhigh school students, 7 p.m. tonight. $5. 410-266-5240. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 301 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis."Christmas Tidings" concert, 2 p.m. Sunday. $15. 410-268-3131. FIRST ...
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Dec 01, 2006 ... City ALCHEMY AFTER DARK, Alchemy Tea & Trading Co., 92 Maryland Ave.,Annapolis. A non-alcoholic hangout for people of all ages everyFriday and Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. 410-216-7001 orwww.alchemyteas.com. ANNAPOLIS SINGLES DANCE AND SOCIAL, Doubletree Hotel, 210 ...
Movie Listings
Dec 01, 2006 ... The following movies are playing in the county. Show times aresubject to change. CROWN ANNAPOLIS MALL XI Annapolis 800-326-3264, Code 2301 The Blood Diamond (R) Saturday: 7 p.m. National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (R) Daily: 12:10,2:40, 5:20, ...
In Concert
Dec 01, 2006 ... 8X10 CLUB 10 E. Cross St., Baltimore 410-625-2000 Today: Alejandro Escovedo String Quartet Tomorrow: Mr. Wilson Sunday: Talent Conquest Tuesday: Flim Flam, Butros Butros, Eva Castillo Trio, RighteousSoul, The Side Affects 9:30 ...
ART
Dec 01, 2006 ... Opening BANNEKER-DOUGLASS MUSEUM, 84 Franklin St., Annapolis. "Trains,Tracks, Tarmac: Lives of African Americans in Northern Anne ArundelCounty History and Culture, 1850 to the Present," a multi-mediaexhibit. Opening reception: 1 p.m. tomorrow. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday ....
Dining: O'Loughlin's treats its customers like friends
Dec 01, 2006; ... The last of the turkey sandwiches and turkey soup have been eaten,Black Friday has come and gone, and it's now officially that time ofyear when visions of sugarplums dance in our heads. Unless, of course, you've been to O'Loughlin's recently and, ifyou have, visions of crab pizza ...
Coming Up
Dec 01, 2006 ... Celebration of Christmas The Annapolis Chorale will presents its annual Celebration ofChristmas concerts at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 8 atMaryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase St. Gov.-elect Martin O'Malley will be the special guest for theFriday ...
A River of LightAnnapolis kindled several lighted boat parades in the metro area
Dec 01, 2006; ... Looking for some of the best displays of holiday lights thisseason? Head to the waterfront. The metro area is host to many spectacular lighted boat parades,including five this weekend. The granddaddy of them all, of course,is the Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade, which will be ...
Taylor Swift determined to be a hit
Dec 01, 2006; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country music promoter and veteran managerJerry Bentley doesn't care much for the prospects of most teenagesingers. In the business more than 30 years, he's seen plenty of teenagecareers crash, and he had some tough advice for the latest contender,16-year-old ...
Q&A
Dec 01, 2006; ... Question: I can't find "Reba" this season. Was her series notpicked up? This was such a funny show. Answer: This is one of the most-asked questions concerning thecurrent TV season - along with the return of "Medium" (which resumedtwo weeks ago) and "King of Queens" (back on Dec ....
AACC dancers to mix it up in 'Random Acts'
Dec 01, 2006 ... The Anne Arundel Community College Dance Company will present"Random Acts," an eclectic mix of dance styles and techniques, at 8p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 in the Pascal Center for Performing Arts, 101College Parkway, Arnold. Dance pieces in the winter concert include original and ...